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Confirm that the Geode LICENSE and NOTICE files on develop are accurate (ask for help on the dev list if needed).  This is best done before cutting the branch, otherwise be sure to backport any changes to the support branch as well.

1. use cd .. && geode/dev-tools/release/license_review.sh -v HEAD -p 1.12.0 (replace 1.12.0 with the version of the previous release) to check the LICENSE files for missing dependencies or outdated versions and compare dependencies against a previous release.  If any dependencies were removed, manually check for stale references in LICENSE or NOTICE files that can be removed.  If new dependencies were added that have Apache 2.0 License, add them to the license_review script's isApache2 function.  If a new 3rd-party .jar is now appearing in the binary distribution, update geode-assembly/src/main/dist/LICENSE appropriately.   If new 3rd-party intellectual property was checked into the source tree (e.g. a javascript library), update both LICENSE and geode-assembly/src/main/dist/LICENSE.

Branching for release

Create the support branches (minor only)

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